Health: Clinical Commissioning Groups Debate

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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

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Thursday 26th April 2012

(12 years, 7 months ago)

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The noble Baroness makes an extremely important point, which is why we have laid great stress on training and ensuring that the NHS Commissioning Board will develop appropriate guidance on procurement, avoiding conflicts of interests and avoiding unfair competition entering the arena.

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My Lords, what is the estimated extra cost of all this extra bureaucracy?

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My Lords, I do not accept that it is extra bureaucracy. Conflicts of interest arise in all walks of life and have to be managed. I do not think that issuing guidance represents extra bureaucracy.

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